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December 10, 2008Environmental Health PerspectivesOpen Access

PAH–DNA Adducts, Cigarette Smoking, GST Polymorphisms, and Breast Cancer Risk

Kathleen M. McCarty Regina M. Santella Susan E. Steck Rebecca J. Cleveland Jiyoung Ahn Christine B. Ambrosone Kari E. North Sharon K. Sagiv Sybil M. Eng Susan L. Teitelbaum Alfred I. Neugut Marilie D. Gammon

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Abstract

We found little statistical evidence that PAHs interacted with GSTT1, GSTM1, GSTP1, and GSTA1 polymorphisms to further increase breast cancer risk.

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McCarty et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dbd4ee387cf70698688e4c https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0800119

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